Event eb38dfb3-b445-4c46-907f-8cec5927b592

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Aviation Country: Latvia Country: Germany Country: Sweden Country: Russia Attack Type: Airspace Violation

Source: https://x.com/gaisa_speki/status/1824440254465446123

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Baltic Airspace Patrol: German Eurofighters identify Russian military aircraft

Short Summary: NATO (German) Eurofighters on Baltic Air Policing mission identified Russian TU-22 and SU fighter aircraft. After identification, alert was handed to Swedish units.

Description

Baltic airspace was patrolled by German Eurofighter jets, which identified Russian aircraft (one TU-22 bomber and several SU fighters). After identification, the armed aircraft were transferred to Swedish alert units. The post indicates ongoing NATO air policing of the Baltics.

Evidence

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Baltijas gaisa telpas patrulēšanas misijas #eurofighters ir nepārtrauktā gatavībā! Tika identificēti lidaparāti: TU-22 un vairāki SU iznīcinātāji. Pēc identificēšanas, bruņotie lidaparāti tika 'nodoti' trauksmes vienībai.

1:37 PM · Aug 16, 2024

Source

https://x.com/gaisa_speki/status/1824440254465446123